Chapter 106 Li Wei's Conflict
When Li Wei came into the cell, he saw that Xiao Yuchen had not slept yet.
He walked forward, took out the cell key, and opened his cell door.
The officer who was dozing off here heard the sound and looked up. Seeing that it was Li Wei, he didn't say anything and lowered his head and lay on the table again.
Li Wei walked into the cell and respectfully bowed to Xiao Yuchen.
He was still very respectful to Xiao Yuchen.
Then I told him everything I had just seen, wanting to hear his opinion.
After hearing what Li Wei said, Xiao Yuchen frowned when he learned that the county magistrate was so indifferent to the lives of the people.
"How ridiculous! The people are suffering miserably, yet he lives so leisurely and carefree!"
Not only did they disregard the lives of the people, but they also raised food prices.
What Xiao Yuchen hated most was such corrupt officials. If he were not exiled now, he would definitely rush over and take off his head.
Seeing Xiao Yuchen so angry, Li Wei knew that he was thinking the same thing as he was.
Yes, he really couldn't stand the corrupt officials, especially when he saw so many refugees who couldn't get enough food to eat and didn't even have a place to stay.
Especially since they were heading south, they heard that there was a flood in the south and they didn't know if they would encounter it if they continued heading south.
After chatting with Xiao Yuchen in the cell for nearly an hour, Li Wei finally walked out of the cell.
When he came out, he didn't lock the door of the cell.
After returning to the inn, he lay on the bed and recalled what Xiao Yuchen had just said to him, and he gradually fell into deep thought.
Just now, Xiao Yuchen asked him if he was willing to follow him and support him in the future.
He didn't say it explicitly, but Li Wei knew what he meant.
Maybe he has the same idea as the second prince, which is to seize power and usurp the throne, and he just wants to win me over.
If he had tried to win me over like this when I had just started my exile, I would have refused immediately.
But gradually, as they got along over these days, he felt that Xiao Yuchen was an upright person. People in the capital city said that he was a devil who killed people without blinking an eye.
But when I talked about this with him today, he showed an angry expression on his face, and it was not fake.
He also felt sorry for the refugees. Only if he could love the people like his own children could he be a good emperor in the future.
He tossed and turned, didn't sleep much all night, and kept thinking about this problem.
The next morning, he got up early. He had been thinking about it all night, but he still couldn't answer this question to Xiao Yuchen. He planned to think about it for a while.
After having breakfast at the post station in the morning, he and Li Qiang and others led all of them out, let them eat something simple, and then planned to leave the county.
Li Wei originally wanted to intervene, but firstly, he did not have the authority to do so, and secondly, they were in a hurry to set off.
Even if you feel helpless, there is nothing you can do.
When their team was about to leave the city, a commotion broke out at the city gate.
Li Wei saw several soldiers at the city gate, closing the gate tightly.
The crying sounds coming from outside the city gate made Li Wei and the others feel very uncomfortable.
He stood at the front and was the first to step forward and ask the officers and soldiers what was going on.
"What happened outside? Why are there so many people crying and making a fuss?"
When the officers and soldiers heard someone asking the question, they thought it was someone who came to watch the fun again, so they shouted impatiently without even turning their heads.
"Ask, ask, ask, what are you asking? Are you deaf? Can't you hear the refugees outside shouting?"
Another soldier behind the one who was speaking saw Li Wei and others, and he nudged the soldier who was speaking with his elbow.
They were all guards or officials who came from the capital, and their ranks were definitely much higher than those of the officers and soldiers in their county.
They dare not offend easily.
"Hey, why do you keep poking me? If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why do you have to..."
The soldier was very impatient and turned to complain to the soldier who had been poking him. It was not until he saw the soldier winking at him frantically that he looked in the direction of Li Wei and the others.
He immediately changed his expression, bowed and apologized, "Oh, I'm so sorry, sirs. I thought it was another citizen asking this question."
Li Wei was already accustomed to his quick change of expression. He had seen many people who fawned on the powerful in the capital.
"What's going on outside? Why are you closing the city gates in broad daylight?"
Generally, there is a time limit for closing the city gates. It is broad daylight now, so the city gates should not be closed at this time.
"Your Excellency, there are a large number of refugees outside. The county magistrate won't let them into the city, so he asked us to close the city gates early."
Hearing that it was because of this, Li Wei's expression became very ugly, but he didn't say anything. Now they were about to go out, and he spoke in a cold voice.
"Open the city gate, we want to go out." The officer nodded immediately after hearing this. "Okay, okay, we will open the gate for you right away."
As he spoke, he went to open the city gate. As soon as the gate was opened a crack, several pairs of hands holding broken bowls stretched out from outside.
"Please, give us something to eat."
When the officer who opened the door just now saw this scene, his brows furrowed and his face became very ugly.
If Li Wei and the others weren't there, they would definitely drag these people in and beat them up.
Li Wei and his companions walked out of the city gate. The outside was already crowded with refugees, who surrounded them one by one and wanted to ask Li Wei and his companions for food.
Yesterday, Li Wei spent some money to buy a lot of steamed buns. He asked people to distribute the buns, but there were so many refugees that the buns he had were not enough to go around.
This led to the phenomenon of looting among refugees. Some people fell to the ground in order to grab a steamed bun, and no one helped them up.
Many people even stepped on him, and the outside suddenly became a mess.
Seeing them fighting over the buns like this, Li Wei suddenly felt regretful for sharing the buns with them.
While they were scrambling for steamed buns, Jiang Nanyuan's eyes fell on the people lying on the ground on both sides of the road.
Lying on the ground on both sides of the road were basically either children or the elderly, all of them skinny.
When Jiang Nanyuan saw a child squatting on the side of the road and vomiting wildly, she left the team and walked towards the child.
Li Qiang was about to stop it when he saw this, but was glared at by Xiao Yuchen, and he swallowed back what he was about to say.
He lowered his head and dared not say anything more.
Jiang Nanyuan walked towards the child, reached out and took his pulse on his wrist, and then his face became solemn.
"What's wrong? I see that you don't look very happy. Did something happen?" Xiao Yuchen walked to Jiang Nanyuan's side at some point and asked with concern.
He didn't know when it started, but when he saw Jiang Nanyuan was in a bad mood, his mood would also become not so good.
If he is in a good mood, he will also feel much better.
Now seeing that she looked so serious, he immediately came forward to inquire about her situation.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
